Various images of Cairo taken over a long weekend in October 2010. They include Islamic Cairo, Old Cairo and the Pyramids at Giza as well as various people I met.
Market stall & worker
Market stall in Islamic Cairo with worker in background
Market stall & worker
Fotomoto
Hanging wool
Sack of wool hanging in an alley somewhere in Islamic Cairo
Hanging wool
Fotomoto
Boys buying water
Water stall in Islamic Cairo with two boys
Boys buying water
Fotomoto
Square minaret
One of many minarets in Islamic Cairo
Square minaret
Fotomoto
Delivering bread
Man carrying a tray of bread through Islamic Cairo
Delivering bread
Fotomoto
Islamic Cairo Street
Typical street in Islamic Cairo with a minaret in the background
Islamic Cairo Street
Fotomoto
Inside Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Ayyub, Islamic Cairo
Inside Mausoleum
Fotomoto
Antique seller
Antigue seller standing outside his shop
Antique seller
Fotomoto
Antique shop
Assortment of goods in antique shop
Antique shop
Fotomoto
Football in Cairo
Boys playing football in the shadow of Mosque of Al-Hakim
Football in Cairo
Fotomoto
Goats in the street
Group of goats grazing in an Islamic Cairo street
Goats in the street
Fotomoto
Roadworks
Extensive roadswork on an Islamic Cairo street
Roadworks
Fotomoto
Mosque lamp
Islamic lamp on a moque in Cairo
Mosque lamp
Fotomoto
Cairo trafiic
Notorious traffic in Cairo
Cairo trafiic
Fotomoto
Street sellers
Street sellers outside a Cairo mosque
Street sellers
Fotomoto
Livestock stall
Rabbits & ducks waiting to be sold on Islamic Cairo stall
Livestock stall
Fotomoto
Spices
Spice stall in Islamic Cairo
Spices
Fotomoto
Egyptian butcher
Buther cutting meat in Islamic Cairo
Egyptian butcher
Fotomoto
Vegetable stall
Family selling vegetables next to a donkey & cart in Islamic Cairo
Vegetable stall
Fotomoto
Carpet shop
Carpet shop in Islamic Cairo
Carpet shop
Fotomoto
Church of St. George
Steps leading up to the Church of St. George, Old Cairo
Church of St. George
Fotomoto
Frieze of St. George
St. George slaying the dragon with the church behind
Frieze of St. George
Fotomoto
Church bells
Church of St. George bells in Old Cairo
Church bells
Fotomoto
Church lamp
Lamp inside Church of St. George, Old Cairo
Church lamp
Fotomoto
Dragon weather vane
Weather vane on top of the Church of St. George, Old Cairo
Dragon weather vane
Fotomoto
Coptic tomb
Coptic tomb in the ground of the Convent of St. George, Old Cairo
Coptic tomb
Fotomoto
Greek Orthodox Cemetery
People walking through the Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Old Cairo
Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Fotomoto
Classic statue
Statue in the Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Old Cairo
Classic statue
Fotomoto
Sunday morning service
Coptic service on Sunday morning in Old Cairo
Sunday morning service
Fotomoto
Old Cairo street
Men in an Old Cairo street
Old Cairo street
Fotomoto
Coptic woman
Woman outside a Coptic church in Old Cairo
Coptic woman
Fotomoto
Beams of light
Roof in a partly restored Coptic church with beams of light shining through
Beams of light
Fotomoto
Outside the Hanging Church
Plants in the courtyard to the Hanging Church in Old Cairo
Outside the Hanging Church
Fotomoto
Woman at the door
Woman at the door of the Hanging Church, Old Cairo
Woman at the door
Fotomoto
Cairo Metro
Metro train passing the Church of St. George, Old Cairo
Cairo Metro
Fotomoto
Transporting a sheep
Two guys of a motorbike transporting a dead sheep
Transporting a sheep
Fotomoto
Rubbish in Cairo
Rubbish site in the suburbs of Cairo
Rubbish in Cairo
Fotomoto
Street in suburbs of Cairo
Street in suburbs of Cairo near the rubbish site
Street in suburbs of Cairo
Fotomoto
Egyptian man
Friendly Egyptian man in the suburbs of Cairo
Egyptian man
Fotomoto
Old man carrying vegetables
Happy old man carrying vegetables in suburbs of Cairo
Old man carrying vegetables
Fotomoto
Boys & bread
Boys transporting bread in the suburbs of Cairo
Boys & bread
Fotomoto
Egyptian Worker
Friendly Egyptian worker in the suburbs of Cairo
Egyptian Worker
Fotomoto
Washing goats
Group of young people washing goats by the road in Cairo
Washing goats
Fotomoto
Donkey & cart
Traditional donkey and cart on the streets of Cairo
Donkey & cart
Fotomoto
Turning horse & cart
Horse and cart turning on a busy road in Cairo
Turning horse & cart
Fotomoto
Open door
Open door to a tomb in the City of the Dead, Cairo
Open door
Fotomoto
Street in City of Dead
Woman & child walking donw the street in the City of the Dead, Cairo
Street in City of Dead
Fotomoto
Empty Tuktuk
Empty tuktuk in the City of the Dead, Cairo
Empty Tuktuk
Fotomoto
Traditional transport
Horse and cart transporting good in Cairo
Traditional transport
Fotomoto
Camel kissing owner
Camel kissing its owner in Giza near the Pyramids
Camel kissing owner
Fotomoto
The Sphinx
Famous Sphinx at Giza with one of the Pyramids in the background
The Sphinx
Fotomoto
Entrance to Pyramid of Cheops
Entrance to the Pyramid of Cheops
Entrance to Pyramid of Cheops
Fotomoto
Tour buses by Pyramids
Even early in the morning there are many tour buses parked near the Pyramids
Tour buses by Pyramids
Fotomoto
Camel rider
Camel rider offerring rides around the Pyramids
Camel rider
Fotomoto
After Aida
Dismantling the stage after Aida performed in front of the Pyramids
After Aida
Fotomoto
Aida stage & trucks
Dismantling the stage after Aida performed in front of the Pyramids
Aida stage & trucks
Fotomoto
Working on Aida stage
Dismantling the stage after Aida performed in front of the Pyramids
Working on Aida stage
Fotomoto
Pyramid of Cheops
Various people by the Pyramid of Cheops
Pyramid of Cheops
Fotomoto
Boat on the Nile
Aerial view of a boat saling on the Nile in central Cairo